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The Willpower Instinct, by Kelly McGonigal

The Book Pile

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Introduction

Kellen Erskine, David Vance and Jay ZW12 weigh in on this week's episode of The Bookpile. Kellen: I sometimes struggle with willpower but Professor Kelly McGonagall has helped me understand it a lot more since reading the book "The Willpower Instinct" David: When I was a kid, I thought the Packe Cephalosaurus was one of the coolest dinosaurs so I used my willpower to force myself to headbutt brick walls. And for some reason, I just thought I should be able to do it. You actually did it. This is real.

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